90% of our clients start their journey with us with our Brand & Marketing Audit.
Ethical branding starts by defining your business’ values and purpose, before exploring ways to communicate who you are, what you do, and why it matters, with authenticity and personality defined by those founding principles.
We like to think of branding as a storytelling process: first we think about our listeners and who else might be speaking, then we start to form a narrative that will be impossible to ignore and impossible to forget. Once we have our story, we look at how to communicate it through visual, verbal and non verbal means, in every touchpoint and for every stakeholder.
A brand is the total sum of how people perceive and talk about a business. Branding is the act of shaping those perceptions.
“Why ethical? Because we only work with businesses who have a purpose that goes beyond making money.”
What does that actually look like?
The key areas we cover in a brand strategy are:
Brand purpose and story
We help define your reason for existing beyond profit and turn that purpose into a compelling story that your stakeholders can identify with.
Brand look, feel and sound
The thing most people think of when considering branding – we build responsive design identities and copy that will introduce your brand to the world and help you stand out from the crowd.
Values and ethics
We help to identify, define and communicate your values so they become an integral part of your business strategy and positioning, and set the standard for your internal culture.
Guardianship
We will help you roll out the new strategy across your digital channels and marketing collateral, advise on the best routes to communicate it internally in order to obtain stakeholder buy-in throughout the company.
Messaging
We create a messaging framework that draws on your values, USPs and customer mapping, to succinctly communicate your unique proposition. This then informs all your web and marketing copy and content decisions.
What are the benefits?
Branding is so much more than a logo and a colour palette. A strong brand strategy should give a business a clear set of goals, a defined purpose and a consistent, distinct personality.
The effect of those three core pillars can be felt in every element of the business, both internally and externally – it will help you build an incredible internal culture that has the best and brightest banging at your door, define a visual identity and tone of voice that stands head and shoulders above the competition, or help you to answer those hard questions about business priorities and objectives.
Sound good?
Tell your story.
Get in touch with our team, and we'll schedule a call to discuss your requirements.